How to Use occurrence in a Sentence

occurrence

noun

• Getting headaches has become a common occurrence for her.
• Lightning is a natural occurrence.
• These occurrences seem to have been the work of the ghost of a young girl named Sallie.
  — Andrea Romano, Travel + Leisure, 14 Aug. 2023
• Of course, handling the day to day occurrences within the town.
  — Sherry Greenfield, Baltimore Sun, 4 Jan. 2024
• Siné, who at the time was 21, shrugged it off—a weird one-off occurrence.
  — Outside Online, 21 Nov. 2022
• And, in the year following the fair, there are strange occurrences.
  — Salman Rushdie, The New Yorker, 31 Oct. 2023
• What is at the root of the strange occurrences at Skinwalker Ranch?
  — Brenda Cain, cleveland, 25 July 2023
• This is just a term given to the occurrence of two moons in a single month.
  — Drew Dawson, Journal Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2023
• Over the course of the next five years, this became a regular occurrence, the suit states.
  — William Earl, Variety, 19 Oct. 2023
• Given that the comet hasn't been seen since the last ice age, this is a once-in-a-lifetime occurrence.
  — Michael D'estries, Treehugger, 2 Feb. 2023
• The franchise has lured one of the best free agents, a rare occurrence for the team this century.
  — New York Times, 6 July 2022
• Death was — and is — a common occurrence for those working out in the patch.
  — Demetrius Patterson, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Nov. 2024
• If one of these occurrences happens and no one notices, the out won’t be called.
  — Peter Rauterkus, Dallas News, 12 July 2023
• And in-person events at the White House are a weekly occurrence again.
  — New York Times, 22 July 2022
• If foamy urine is a one time occurrence, there’s no need to worry.
  — Sarah Bradley, Women's Health, 13 Feb. 2023
• While the victim is awaiting a court date, that is a rare occurrence.
  — Linda Hervieux, NBC News, 19 Dec. 2024
• The first sign of its occurrence was a blinding light that caused the camera to overexpose the scene.
  — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 7 July 2022
• Why? Sudden death in high school sports is not a rare occurrence.
  — Stephanie Kuzydym, courier-journal.com, 10 May 2023
• This has been a common occurrence for the Dodgers during Roberts’ tenure with the club.
  — Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2024
• This is a common occurrence for projects such as these.
  — R. Eric Thomas, Washington Post, 16 July 2024
• Kon said fires like this are not a frequent occurrence.
  — Lydia Morrell, Journal Sentinel, 5 July 2022
• There was some slight redness on the foot during the first wear, but that was a one-time occurrence and didn’t happen again.
  — Anna Popp, Travel + Leisure, 14 Apr. 2023
• In most of the US, the occurrence of illnesses that look like the flu—ones that cause a fever and sore throat but haven’t been confirmed by a lab test—is low.
  — Maryn McKenna, WIRED, 10 Nov. 2023
• The occurrence caused a censorship ramp-up in the country.
  — Devika Rao, The Week, 25 Oct. 2022
• There has been a spike in these types of killings over the past few years, but the rate of occurrence has remained relatively flat since the mid-2000s.
  — USA Today, 18 Aug. 2022
• The penumbral lunar eclipse is a rare occurrence, but avid astronomers can view it in March this year.
  — Ria Gupta, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Feb. 2024
• Turpin had a 20-yard return, which seems like a weekly occurrence for him.
  — Dallas News, 20 Nov. 2022
• Was this past fall’s heavy acorn crop due to the serious drought or just a random occurrence?
  — Neil Sperry, San Antonio Express-News, 20 Jan. 2023
• Fights, rapes, and violence are also a frequent occurrence in the makeshift shelters where people also face health risks because of the lack of sanitation.
  — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 14 Jan. 2025
• On the show, Serena — their last names were not used — highlighted one common occurrence: covering Nate on typically joint expenses like travel and dining out.
  — Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 8 Jan. 2025

Last Updated: 30 Jan 2025